EPS 16+ Disk Wizard ------------------- version 1.0 ----------- Beta Test Version ----------------- written by Steve Quartly ------------------------ Files ----- EPS.PRG -> The program. EPS.RSC -> The resource file. EPS.TXT -> This help file. OSV110.DAT -> The operating system. History ------- Version 1.0 released 1/4/1992. Overview -------- This program is designed to be used with EPS & EPS 16+ disks as a disk manager. It's functions include: Directories Printing Labels File Deletes Formatting disks Changing Disk Labels Copying Files/Disks - using the .EFE & .EDE standard. Shareware --------- This software is (c) Copyright 1992. It is not public domain. It is released under the shareware scheme. That is, if you use this software the author, me :-), would appreciate it if you would send him the small sum of $20US, or more if you like! for the time and effort put into writing this software. $-) Any money can be sent to: Steve Quartly 6 Pollock Court. Kingsley Western Australia, 6026 steveq@DIALix.oz.au It was originally written for my own private use but it is becoming increasingly obvious that there are other people out there with a need for this software. If enough interest is shown in the software I will consider releasing version 2.0 which will include de-fragmenting disks, formatting Atari disks and getting Atari directories. Brief Instructions ------------------ As most of the functions in this software are self explanatory, these instructions a only a brief summary of how they work. Disk Directory -------------- This will list on the screen all INSTRUMENTS/BANKS/SONG.SEQS/SYSEX/MACRO etc.... These will all be displayed at the same time, so you can see at a glance what is on your disk. If you have more than 12 items in any one area the list will be truncated. Selecting ANOTHER DISK will re-read the directory of the disk. Selecting PRINT LABEL will print a disk label of the currently displayed disk. With AUTO PRINT on, every time you put in a new disk and select ANOTHER DISK, a label will automatically be printed. NOTE: As directories are not really necessary on floppies, this software will list them but not let you access them. You can never access directories at any time with this program. Delete File ----------- This will delete which ever EPS 16+ file you have selected from the file selector box. NOTE: This operation is irreversible. Write Label ----------- This will change the EPS 16+ label on the disk. You have no constraints on what characters you can use, however the EPS 16+ only uses uppercase and numbers, so you may type in something here that the EPS can't display. NOTE: Changing a disk label may affect a subsequent bank load, so make sure that any banks that use this disk are re-saved. Format Disk ----------- This will format an EPS disk. If you select BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY both drives A: & B: will be formatted at the same time. The speeds up things quite a bit. *** WARNING!!! *** ------------------ This routine was a nightmare to write as the Atari's ROM will only allow you to format starting from sector 1. The EPS needs to format sector 0. Consequently to get this routine working, I am making direct calls into low memory. This is 'illegal', but has to be done or this whole program is useless. It works 100% on TOS 1.4 & I suspect TOS 1.6 will work too although this has not been tested. I don't know what will happen on TOS versions lower than 1.4. If you have problems see the bug report below. Copy File/Disk -------------- This will copy files to and from EPS & Atari disks, and disk images to and from Atari disks. Copy File --------- To copy a file select what you want from the menu box, source & destination drives can be selected, source and destination file types can be selected. If you copy to Atari, it will be copied using Gary Gieblers IBM (Involuntary Bowel Movement!) .EFE file format, this makes all Atari .EFE files compatible with IBM's .EFE files. Copy Disk --------- See Copy File except insert the word disk! When you copy a EPS disk to an Atari file it uses the Gary Giebler IBM .EDE file format. Once again this makes all Atari .EDE files compatible with IBM's .EDE files. NOTE: Generally my copy alogorythms are VERY fast. However the is one exception. If the file on EITHER the Atari or EPS is de-fragmented the copy speed drops dramatically. I will look at trying to speed this up if a version 2.0 is released. Write O.S. ---------- This will write the current O.S. (v1.1) to a blank formatted EPS disk. This disk will be bootable and you can use it to load the O.S. into the EPS 16+ when you first turn it on. This is for the EPS 16+ ONLY. WARNING: Do not use this option on a disk with files on it, as it will erase them. I will fix this in version 2.0 if it is released. BUGS! ----- I have spent more time de-bugging this program than actually writing it!! I am not silly enough to think that I have found them all, so if you find any, I apologise! Please use the bug report form at the bottom of this document and send it to me either electronically or by post. BUG REPORT FORM --------------- Please fill this in as accurately as possible. Include AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. It doesn't matter how obscure it may seem, any bit of info. will help me debug it. Name: _________________________________ (optional) Address: _________________________________ (optional) Phone: _________________________________ (optional) Type of Computer: _________________________________ Amount of Memory: _________________________________ TOS Version: _________________________________ Number of floppy drives: __________________________ Disk Wizard Version No.: __________________________ Bug Symptoms: _________________________________________________________ Describe EXACTLY what you were doing and the process you went through to achieve it: Post this to the above address or mail it on Internet to steveq@DIALix.oz.au